Q. The prior recommendation of the President is needed in the introduction of:
1. A bill concerned with imposition of a new tax.
2. A bill involving custody of the Contingency Fund of India.
3. A bill for alteration of boundaries of States.
4. A motion for removal of a Supreme Court judge.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Exp) Option a is the correct answer
In case of money bill, prior recommendation of the President is needed.
According to Article 110 of the Constitution, a Bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions dealing with:
- the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax; Hence, statement 1 is correct.
- the custody of the consolidated Fund or the Contingency Fund of India, the payment of moneys into or the withdrawal of moneys from any such Fund; Hence,
statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is correct. Prior recommendation of the President is needed for alteration of the boundaries of states or creation of new states.
Statement 4 is incorrect. President’s prior recommendation is not needed for a proposal aimed at removal of a Supreme Court judge.
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